Straße
\ˈʃtʁaː.sə\
The verdict
“Straße” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-stra-e · Straße · French
Straße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Straße |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃtʁaː.sə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Straße » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Straße is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃtʁaː.sə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Straße, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Straße, spelled S-T-R-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Rue.
- 2Route
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Straße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Musiker hat auf der Straße gespielt.
(...) Anna, die als Teenager mit ihrer mühselig zusammengesparten Vespa so halsbrecherisch durch die Straßen unserer deutschen Heimatstadt kurvte, als schlängelte sie sich durch die engen Gassen Roms.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.